Around the World in 18 Sleuths
Traveling in my armchair through detective fiction, songs, movies, food, and crafts
If you’ve ever been to a larger museum, chances are you’ve seen some kind of Egyptian artifact in there. Notably, the British Museum in London has 100.000 items from Egypt in its collection, the Ägyptisches Museum in Berlin 80.000, the Louvre in Paris has 77.000, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts 45.000, and the Museo…
What had been a source of comfort the past few months, has really brought me down this week. Instead of feasting on the many wonderful memories from past trips, looking through the photos from my trip to Istanbul in 2010 made my heart heavy. I wanted to doodle something on one of those photos, but…
Paleontologists sometimes name scientific discoveries after bands or musicians. Yes, researchers can be fans, too! Since 2013, an exhibition called “Rock Fossils” has been touring Northern European museums that focuses on some of these uniquely named fossils. I went to the exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany. It’s small, but very well curated, and I learned a…
Raise your hand if your music teacher at school had you listen to “Peter and the Wolf”! 🙋 Did you know there’s a version with David Bowie narrating?! While exploring Russian classical composers for my current armchair travel, I came across this recording. And, of course, I had to add it to my eclectic vinyl…